Great players. Great gear. Bringing your music to life together.
You have a lot of choices when you record in Nashville or send in your music to have overdubs added. I attribute the quality of our recordings to a) using great players, b) using great gear, and most important, c) working in mutual collaboration with the artist/writer to find the heart of the music and bring it to its fullest realization. In addition to offering full production services, I also have a long history of work as a studio player, and am available for overdubs on guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina, percussion, and string arranging (see examples below).
ABOUT
John Mock has worked in Nashville throughout the music business as a multi-instrumentalist/producer/arranger since 1985.
Studio and live credits include James Taylor, the Dixie Chicks, Rodney Crowell, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, Nanci Griffith, Tim O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, Gretchen Peters, Maura O’Connell, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, and many others. The Dixie Chicks performed his arrangement of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXXVII, and he co-wrote and recorded the score to the recent SONY/Affirm film “All Saints.”
“John is indispensable in the recording studio. In addition to being the most versatile musician I’ve ever known, he has the best ears in the business.”
Craig Bickhardt
Hit songwriter and recording artist
“John Mock is a rare musician, producer and engineer. He is equally gifted in each realm. His masterful musicianship extends far beyond his playing abilities and spills over into the recording process. John never takes his eyes and ears off the most important goal of recording: capturing the essence of the song and an inspired performance.”
Sylvia
Grammy-nominee and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year
SAMPLES
MUSIC RECORDED & PRODUCED BY JOHN MOCK:
Sylvia: vocals / John Mock: guitar, banjo, mandolin, string arrangement / John Gardner: Drums & Percussion / Stuart Duncan: fiddle / Craig Nelson: Bass / Keith Sewell & Lisa Silver: Backing Vocals / Produced by John Mock & Sylvia
Composition by John Mock
John Mock: guitar, piano, orchestration / Produced by John Mock
Julie Hirsh: vocals / John Mock: acoustic guitar, banjo / Kenny Vaughan: electric guitar / Robby Turner: pedal steel / Byron House: bass / John Gardner: drums / Produced by John Mock & Julie Hirsh
Sylvia: vocals / John Mock: guitar, string arrangement / Craig Nelson: bass / Produced by John Mock & Sylvia
Stephen Young: vocals / Vicki Hampton & Bob Bailey: backing vocals / John Mock: acoustic guitar / Kenny Vaughan electric guitar / Pat Coil: piano / Byron House: bass / John Gardner: drums / Produced by John Mock & Stephen Young
John Mock: guitar, tin whistle, concertina, percussion / Produced by John Mock
RECORDINGS FEATURING OVERDUBS OF JOHN MOCK:
John Mock: classical guitar
John Mock: tin whistle, low whistle
John Mock: low tin whistle, guitar (fingerpicking part)
John Mock: tin whistle, concertina, bodhran
John Mock: string arrangement
CONTACT JOHN MOCK RECORDING:
(615) 497-6044
johnmock (at) comcast (dot) net